About this episode
Tired of autocorrect sabotaging your texts? This episode shows how small changes like persistent rejection and custom text replacements can actually make Apple's keyboard work for you.
- Why auto-correct fails and how Apple devices handle corrections
- Auto-correct's evolution with iOS 17 and transformer language models
- How auto-correct learns and why personalized dictionaries matter
- Key steps to retrain auto-correct for smarter suggestions
- Resetting your keyboard dictionary: the nuclear option explained
- iOS and macOS keyboard settings: making auto-correct work for you
- Auto-correct's pain points: bilingual typing, jargon, and missing features
- Text replacement: the ultimate hack for tricky words and shortcuts
- Top text replacement use cases for emails, addresses, and custom phrases
- Practical tips to tame auto-correct and improve your typing flow
- Missing features Apple still hasn't addressed in auto-correct
Host: Mikah Sargent
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